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The ING Renault F1 team staged a special demonstration on the streets of Johannesburg at the weekend, taking its roadshow initiative to the city in partnership with the Gauteng provincial government.

Nelson Piquet Jr has admitted that his stunning second place finish in the German Grand Prix at Hockenheim won't automatically lead to an upturn in his fortunes for the remainder of the Formula 1 season.

Mark Webber has brushed off suggestions he is more of a Formula 1 qualifying specialist than a racing expert - pointing to his 2008 points total that sees him sitting eighth in the drivers' standings at the midway stage of the campaign.

Lewis Hamilton has driven home his Formula 1 World Championship credentials by coming from behind to triumph in the German Grand Prix at Hockenheim, after a bold strategy from his McLaren-Mercedes team left him with a job to do - a job he fulfilled to perfection.

Speculation has intensified that key McLaren-Mercedes sponsor Santander is to jump ship and join forces with Ferrari in 2010 - taking former double Formula 1 World Champion and disaffected Renault incumbent Fernando Alonso with it.

Ross Brawn has admitted that Fernando Alonso is on Honda's Formula 1 shopping list for 2009 - but he insists that first, 'the situation with Ferrari must be resolved'.

Fernando Alonso has sought to pour cold water on the speculation linking him to a possible switch to BMW-Sauber next year.

One of the men credited with Renault's rise to the front of the Formula One world has departed Enstone, as the regie confirms the departure of aero ace Dino Toso after eight largely successful years together.

Fernando Alonso has joined the chorus suggesting that the seemingly uncharacteristic mistakes being made by Lewis Hamilton are a truer reflection of life in Formula One than the Briton's mega debut season.

Renault F1 engineering head Pat Symonds reckons that it will only take one decent result for Nelson Piquet Jr to 'turn the corner' in his Formula One career, despite the Brazilian struggling to make the grade so far this season.

It may only be for the annual Bavaria City Racing event on the streets of Rotterdam, and because he is Dutch, but Robert Doornbos' appearance behind the wheel of a Renault F1 car can only heap further pressure on Nelson Piquet Jr.

Fernando Alonso has expressed his fears that the forecast rain for the Monaco Grand Prix weekend - potentially in the race - will cause chaos in the first event to be held around the Principality in almost a decade in the absence of traction control.

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Neither Kimi Raikkonen or Felipe Massa would be drawn on whether they consider Fernando Alonso and Renault a legitimate threat for victory in the Spanish Grand Prix, after the local hero qualified between them and on the front row.

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Red Bull owner Dietrich Mateschitz has revealed that the Milton Keynes-based squad made no effort to secure Fernando Alonso's services for 2008 because the former double world champion 'was free for a year only'.

Despite the disappointment of seeing erstwhile Formula One championship leader Lewis Hamilton go scoreless in Bahrain on Sunday, the McLaren team has attempted to play down suggestions that the Briton was deliberately targeted by former colleague Fernando Alonso.

Fernando Alonso has admitted that there is a long way to go before this year's Renault is a match for Formula One's frontrunners, despite taking home points for fourth place on his return to the team in Australia,

Renault will spend the time that its race team is engaged in the opening three races of the new Formula One season working on a suspension changes designed to get Fernando Alonso and Nelson Piquet Jr on a par with McLaren and Ferrari.

Jarno Trulli has added to the opinion that Fernando Alonso may be in for a quiet season when it comes to championship aspirations, claiming that the Spaniard does not have the car to worry frontrunners Ferrari and McLaren.

Fernando Alonso has claimed former team-mate Lewis Hamilton will be stronger this year for the experience of his maiden Formula 1 season in 2007, but he tipped Ferrari star Kimi Raikkonen to be the man who lifts the laurels once more.

Renault has played down speculation that it is secretly developing a radical aerodynamic solution that could provide a gain of around half a second a lap for its R28 chassis.

Ferrari development driver Marc Gene says he has reason to believe that Renault will be more of a force come the opening round of the Formula One world championship than its testing performances suggest.

The ING Renault F1 team has revealed plans for an expanded Roadshow campaign this year, taking in almost every continent as it works its way around the globe.